Alabama § 36-27-57.1 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service Rendered in Program Financed by Federal Grant in Office of Local District Attorney.

§ 36-27-57.1. Purchase of Credit for Prior Service Rendered in Program Financed by Federal Grant in Office of Local District Attorney.

(a) An active and contributing member of the Employees’ or Teachers’ Retirement System who has been a member of the system for at least 10 years, may claim and purchase credit not to exceed three years in his or her respective retirement system for prior service rendered while employed in a program in the office of a local district attorney which was financed at the time the service was rendered by a federal grant if the member complies with the provisions set forth in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Each person eligible to claim and purchase the credit for service under subsection (a) of this section shall be awarded creditable service under the Employees’ Retirement System or Teachers’ Retirement System provided he or she shall pay into the retirement system, prior to October 1, 1995, a lump sum equal to the percentage of his or her current annual earnable compensation, or final average compensation, whichever is greater, for each year of service credit purchased; the current annual earnable compensation or final average compensation, whichever is greater, shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions, as required by the most recent actuarial valuation.